From footnote to forward notes by Puneet Rajhans

Footnotes have been drawing more eyeballs than the pic/name of the author and even the commentary per se.
As the story/opinion/commentary concludes the footnote in the present format appears to be the most despised attachment to the piece. It dwells on the status of the author with none to suggest on the grind and grill he/she has been through.
The footnote needs a complete overhaul. First it needs to occupy more space than what it commands at present. Why can't we have a footnote suggesting like the writer is a prospective bidder for PM's chair. Or for that matter the author is a strong prospective material for PM's office.We need to search for such contributors and there would be plenty to fill the void. Even an appearance like the contributor has held such and such positions in the past and has strong prospects of making it to the right league once the coalition government enters office. As these elaborate findings won't be appropriately put in the footnote there is a crying need to change its positioning and thus label it as forward note. Placed just after the title of the piece it should occupy the space it deserves. It should detail the potential of the fence sitter the author is and his chances to create turbulence of unknown order once he begins the ascent to the top.
Something like this would be welcome. The writer's views are personal, drawn heavily from the personal attacks he has been subjected to over a period of time which he aims to counter by writing a series of columns on this page which would have enough ammunition to keep detractors at bay.
Some others could go like this. The author, mired in a series of scandals, aims to turn the tables against his political-cum-business opponents by putting things in black and white. This would give a new trajectory to the commentary that newspapers carry and save us from endless tv debates at night that consumes power and deprives you of sleep.